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Oh... my... god. Britney Spears has sunk to a new low. And I'm not even referring to her marrying the trailer trash guy. Check THIS out.

Britney sweetie, what's going on? You used to be good-looking and trendy and cool and well.. not like THIS... You're making it awful hard for me to (pretend to) keep liking you...


posted by Tim at 5:27 PM

 
Awwww! I loved this song when I was younger! And to hear it updated like this is awesome! Check out the video HERE. You'll get all reminiscent and long for the days of Disney movies all over again!

(link fixed).


posted by Tim at 3:55 PM

 
Devon Soltendieck update #4: I don't like Devon anymore.

Sure, I may have professed a slight admiration for his cool Montreal-hip sense of style and savvy musical knowledge in the past, but I'm beginning to think he's pompous. And arrogant. And thinks he's too cool. And well, let's just say I saw his ego all the way from here.

Did you see him interview Simple Plan for the "Welcome to My Life" video shoot? Could he BE any less interested? He held this sarcastic tone throughout the whole interview that by the end, even the Simple Plan guys were like "we know you don't wanna be here and would rather be hanging out with a cooler band." Ouch. Yes, you were that obvious Devon.

I'm also beginning to think that Devon is very rude to fellow VJ Sarah Taylor. Have you seen the looks he gives her when they host together? I mean, just because she's annoying and stumbles over her words and can't string together coherent sentences and is not funny and has really bad afro hair and can't host for her life... does not mean she deserves dirty looks all the time! Besides, she's professed her love for all things Britney Spears so really, how bad can she be?

Then there are his blogs on the MuchMusic website. I think Devon believes it's funny when he calls himself "self-indulging," but poor grammar is no laughing matter. The word is "self-indulgent." Plus, MuchMusic blogs are supposed to be about fun topics, like who Christina Aguilera's humping or whether Jessica Simpson is still carrying her puppy around in an LV bag. Using blogs to advertise one's favourite bands is not fun.

Finally, on a recent episode of Much on Demand, Devon wore a cardigan. (GASP!) I know. I was just as horrified to see my great-uncle's wool... thing... on a once-cool 19 year old Much VJ. That was the last straw!

And that my friends, is why I no longer like Devon Soltendieck. I know, I'm sad it had to end this way too.

posted by Tim at 1:20 AM

 
I love Smallville. You might've heard me talk about it a few times. Or perhaps, you've noticed the Smallville poster in my room. And my Smallville action figures. And soundtrack. And magazines. And Kristin Kreuk desktop picture. Err...

ANYway... Chloe's alive! Yeah! But c'mon, everyone knew she wasn't dead. As my always observant and ever intelligent friend Amos pointed out, "her name's still in the opening credits so she can't be dead!" Good call Amos. Methinks Lois is taking over Chloe's role on Smallville though y'know? The fast-talking, danger-loving, sweet yet sarcastic investigative reporter? (a.k.a. Clark's perky sidekick?) What's Chloe's character gonna be left to do? Please don't make her the new Pete, please don't make her the new Pete...!

In other important observations from tonight's episode... HOW HOT IS LANA?! I mean, I know every Asian guy goes through this "Kristin Kreuk is hot" phase once a Smallville year, but to be honest, I was losing interest in Ms Lang. She was getting kinda... boring. But whoa... I dunno if she lost weight or put on better makeup or if the temporary tattoo on her back just slutted it up, but man... she is back on my hot list! If Emmanuelle Vaugier doesn't start re-appearing as Helen on Smallville or Nikki on One Tree Hill soon, Kristin will totally replace her as my #2 WB crush! (Right behind Sophia Bush... who is NOT George Bush's daughter as a certain friend *ahem, Azadeh* thought today)

I love Smallville.


posted by Tim at 11:01 PM

 
Damnit. I completely forgot to watch the Joan of Arcadia season premiere on Friday! And for that I blame the fact that I came home to T.O. for the weekend and I blame my sister: Going home means you get the "stop watching TV and spend time talking to us" speech from the 'rents. And I can't even sneak away to watch the show in the basement anymore because my sister took our big TV for her new house @ Queen's, which means we're stuck with only one TV here... in the family room... where the parents were waiting to have their "chat" with me... (sigh)...

posted by Tim at 5:09 PM

 
And it's Wednesday night...

8:30
I want to see the Will & Grace bloopers from tonight's episode. I mean, Janet Jackson was on and judging by the number of times she cracked up hosting SNL, you just know she was laughing it up with Sean Hayes on the set. Plus, I think I only laughed all of twice and so I'm hoping some funny bloopers will redeem this episode from "sucky" to "mildly sucky."

9:05
Eww. The two guys on The Bachelor are so old! The girls are so young! Something is SO not right... *click*

9:30
Ooh, I should totally watch the new show, "Lost." It stars Charlie from Party of Five and don't even act like you don't remember who that is. But I should try to get some reading in before Smallville starts in half an hour... ooh, For Better or For Worse is on TLC! Score!

10:00pm on the dot.
Okay, am I watching Smallville or Days of Our Lives tonight? Because judging by the number of shirtless bodies and revealing positions, I swear I'm watching some sex-ed up soap opera instead of a sci-fi hit. That being said, L-L-Lana! Have I ever missed you!

It must've been hard for the actress playing Lois because she had so many expectations placed upon her by fans, writers, Superman junkies, etc. But considering she had to learn tons of lines and was a central character in tonight's episode, I thought she did a great job. Granted, she's no Teri Hatcher (who was totally my older-woman crush during the Lois and Clark days), but still, a good first effort from the newest reincarnation of Lois Lane (I must also note here that the writers brought in Margot Kidder, also a former Ms Lois Lane, to play Dr. Swann's assistant on tonight's ep - clever, clever!)

Now is it just me or are you getting tired of the whole Lex vs. Lionel bit? Blah blah blah, I'll get you for this, blah blah blah, no you won't. Bo-ring! And doesn't Lionel Luther have some life-threatening liver disease? Why isn't he dead yet?

So listen, I think I missed a lot of the crucial parts of tonight's episode or I was momentarily distracted and misunderstood what happened (damn GQ magazine with Lindsay Lohan on the cover!) So what was the whole deal about the "signs?" And what the heck is going on with Lana? Is that painting just like, a more artistic version of red kryptonite? And finally, did anyone notice if Allison Mack (a.k.a. Chloe) was included in tonight's opening credits? That would've been a smart gimmick by the producers to clue us into Chloe's whereabouts y'know? Speaking of opening credits, for a second I thought Pete was white. And then I realized he was just replaced by a new actor, Jensen Ackles. Jensen Ackles, of course, was formerly on Days of Our Lives... wait... what the heck am I watching again? Damn.

11pm

"And now, The WB presents 'The Mountain' starring Oliver Hudson..." I didn't like Oliver Hudson as Eddie on Dawson's Creek and, even though he wasn't technically on the show, I hated the character of Oliver on The OC, so yeah, not gonna watch this new show. *click*

posted by Tim at 11:04 PM

 
(Here's something I wrote a while ago, but thought was worth re-posting on here. Perhaps it's a little ironic considering what I was writing about... Hey, you be the judge)


untitled

It’s been a while since I wrote something intelligent. And it’s not like I haven’t tried. It’s just getting harder to write something that’s well, fresh. Rewind a couple years and just having the word “fresh” in a sentence not pertaining to produce would’ve at least garnered your piece a quick glance, or at least merit a weird look. Now, it’s just another f-word. So what’s “fresh” then? Or did the term – which I presumed to mean original, sharp and witty all at once – pack its bags when the Prince left Bel-Air?

A good piece of writing is ‘spose to be easy. Throw in a passing reference to a ubiquitous celeb and you’d have your hook. Or you could use the word ubiquitous. But now it’s different. Everyone’s full. (After years of consuming a steady diet of celebrity gossip and daily intakes of pop culture clichés, the carnivorous public is experiencing sudden indigestion) And that has left many once-“fresh” commentaries decidedly stale.

Which brings me back to my question. What constitutes a fresh piece of writing? An expletive-filled critique? Or perhaps a paper without care for condition or rules… (not too dissimilar from this one as the friendly green line from my Microsoft Word grammar check program will attest to, popping up to chastise my last phrase for being a fragment as opposed to the much-preferred complete sentence and soon to be highlighting this particular passage for being incredulously long) Incredulously? Sounds about right.

This article was meant to be original; everything from the non-title (in all lower case letters no less) to the wordy jargon, to the choppy phrasing of the sentences. But as I near the closing stages of it, I see that it is not going to work out that way. This is neither a cop-out nor an excuse for poor writing, but rather a sudden epiphany. For as soon as something becomes “fresh,” it will not be fresh. And the search for originality becomes just that – a futile, endless and (oh so) depressing search.

posted by Tim at 1:31 AM

 
I think James Lafferty may have started using Pro-Activ. His face totally cleared up! (That or the One Tree Hill makeup artist is doing a fantastic job!)
The actress who plays Deb on the other hand should STOP going to Lindsay Lohan's tanning salon. Orange is not a nice shade on anyone. Anyone.

Tonight's premiere of One Tree Hill reminded me of why I refer to it as the "second-rate OC" and the "knock-off Dawson's Creek." Which is to say, I totally enjoyed it. Any show with Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton skinny dipping gets an "A" from me! Heck, any show with Sophia Bush, period, gets an "A" from me! (Please read that line and note the commas, carefully). I still don't love the whole Hayley/Nathan
marriage storyline thing, but kudos to the writers for intermingling their marriage vows over the other storylines at the end of the episode. "Till death do us part" was such a poignant line for tonight's ep dontcha think? In a perfect television teen-drama world (and I mean this in the nicest way possible) Dan will hopefully soon die, so that we can be rid of his pompous attitude and domineering ways once and for all. Unfortunately, yours truly is addicted to reading spoilers and can report that not only will Dan survive his little heart attack, he will also retain his aforementioned pompous attitude and domineering ways for the rest of the season. Great.... I don't think there's a bigger asshole on television than the character of Dan on One Tree Hill... except Colin on The Amazing Race.

The Amazing Race finale was tonight (you like that segue eh?) and I am so... frickin... happy that Colin and Christie didn't win! I'm slightly bummed that the Christian models (a.k.a. my role models) didn't win either, but Chip and Kim deserved it. Who woulda thunk it that a Black guy with a beer gut and his just-as-Black, God-fearing ghetto-slang wife would win a show on CBS? I mean, UPN, maybe, or BET, but CBS? Good for them!

As for Colin and Christie, he put on his "brave face" and told the cameras that "I love Christie and that's all that matters." And then he beat her to death for costing him the competition.

Okay I'm kidding. But he just has that look y'know?

Tomorrow: Smallville premiere. Super.

posted by Tim at 12:02 AM

 
North Shore? More like North BORE! (Wait.. I think I might've used that line before... meh). I thought I'd give "Hawaii's OC" another shot since Shannon Doherty was joining the cast, but other than a few good one-liners ("This sure beats the hell outta Beverly Hills"), she did little to "heat things up" as the promos so deceivingly promised. The OC this is not. What North Shore, is, unfortunately, is a poorly written, lazily acted, tries-so-hard-to-not-be-cliche-that-it-ends-up-cliche, "drama" that leaves you with no attachment to the characters or storyline whatsoever.

EVERWOOD on the other hand... delivers quality episodes each week; episodes that compell you to care about the characters and episodes that challenge you to find a better solution to their problems. And somehow it still manages to retain a subtle sense of humour (Scott Wolf notwithstanding). Everwood - good. (Now I have DEFinitely used that line before!)

posted by Tim at 1:34 PM

 
Sunday Night TV viewing (the first night of many)

The Emmy Awards
- Boo! Jennifer Aniston didn't win! I wanted a better look at what she was wearing and more gratuitous shots of Brad Pitt! (And somehow, Sarah Jessica Parker's sincerity only makes her come across more insincere...)
- Boo! Matt LeBlanc didn't win! And neither did John Ritter! I mean, the man DIED for heaven's sake. What else do you gotta do to win the damn award?!
- Boo! Friends wasn't even nominated for Best Comedy! But Arrested Development won and that show is genius! Like the man said, "Watch it!"
- Note to Emmy voters: Kudos for nominating Amber Tamblyn from Joan of Arcadia, but The OC should definitely be up for a writing award (at least!) and The WB shows (Everwood anyone?) deserve more recognition!
- West Wing? Sopranos? Angels in America? Zzzzzzzz

Jack & Bobby
The new, heavily hyped show on The WB. I liked it. I feel smart watching it. It's about politics... and stuff. It wasn't AMAZING, but it deserves a little patience from me and at least another viewing. It's one of those slow-cookers if you know what I mean...

posted by Tim at 1:16 AM

 
Britney Spears married? Shut up. Shut UP! Oops she did it again! But this time I hope she's serious about getting married. You know, hey, kudos to Brit Brit for managing to avoid all the nasty press and paps at her wedding. I really hope she's happy and that her new marriage will work out... oh who are we kidding?! I give it three months!

posted by Tim at 3:43 PM

 
I didn't get to watch the Canadian Idol finale until 10pm last night because I had to be at church from 7:30-10. Oh my god... literally.

And when I finally arrived at Micah's house to watch it on tape, we had a few nervous moments of "did it tape?" and "why is the VCR blinking?" and "ahhhhhh!" before we finally settled down.

I just want to state here that I, after having been a loyal "Idol" follower (I even watched clips from Pop Idol and Australian Idol online), can safely say that this year's Canadian Idol Top 10 is the best group of singers EVER put together on the "Idol" stage. I mean, even the first one we kicked out - Brandy Callahan - could blow you away. And for once, I'm not even referring to her being fat. She had really big... pipes.

The group medleys didn't feel contrived like they did on American Idol... maybe it was because it wasn't all "dueling divas" and uh.. Jon Peter Lewis. Rather, they showcased the amicable personalities of our top 10 and also their well-earned talents. Last night was no exception... with the exception of Joshua Sellers (Sorry, something bugs me about him... can you say "attention hog?!") When Theresa and Kalan sang "True Colours" at the end, it was so genuine and sincere. And I liked that. And I liked them.

So in the end, to absolutely no one's surprise, Kalan won Canadian Idol. He will now get stuck with that incredibly AWFUL song (which I will still buy) but hopefully not be stuck with an incredibly awful career (see: Ryan Malcolm). Theresa too will have a great career and I'm not just saying that as some sort of weird allegiance to all things Canadian Idol. I firmly believe she has the talent and charisma to make it.

posted by Tim at 11:13 AM

 
Annnnd... I like Britney again. I know just yesterday I was posting stuff making fun of her desparate antics, but after seeing THIS commercial for her new fragrance, "Curious," and her new music video for "My Perrogative", I'm excited (and "curious") about what Britney has to offer again

(C'mon, this is a pop culture blog so you just know I'm gonna be fickle like that).

posted by Tim at 1:48 PM

 
There's so much I could write about tonight's World Music Awards; so many people I could make snarky remarks about (Avril stealing Jessica Simpson's hairstyle, me trying hard to make out an engagement ring on her finger while she was playiny guitar, Hoobanstank's lead singer singing "The Reason" off-key for like the umpteeth time, Seal... Seal?), so many questionnable celebs in attendance (LaToya Jackson? Courtney Love? Anna Nicole Smith? Seal?) and so many awkward moments I'm sure I can make fun of. But I'll refrain from my usual cynical comments and sarcasm. Because the thing is, tonight's awards show had some of the BEST live performances I have seen in a long long time!

Alicia Keys? Whoa.
Usher? Whoa. Or uh.. "Yeah!" (Although he barely sang the song, his dancing makes up for it)
Josh Groban? I love that song. The violin part just about makes me cry everytime.
Maroon 5? They are so kickass cool.
Celine Dion? I totally expected a sappy ballad and it was great for her to show a more lively, energetic performance. Plus she gave a shout out to the province of Quebec (in French no less) so that sealed it for me and helped me to look past her awkward mannerisms and weird gestures. Salut Celine!

But of course the highlight of the night... was the return of Whitney Houston. I want so badly to make fun of her and find something mean and catty to say... but I can't. Her performance was really really good. She's gone through so much these past few years that when she sang the line "I was lost but now I'm free" I felt the conviction in her voice, like she really meant it. And of course, I will always love "I Will Always Love You" and for her to deliver it still - after all these years - with the same power and emotion, was incredible.

If you missed the World Music Awards tonight, catch it again on MuchMusic this weekend.


PS> For those of you expecting my weekly Canadian Idol review, here it is in 4 words: Show - Boring. Winner - Kalan.

posted by Tim at 10:56 PM

 
Avril Lavigne engaged? Shut up. Shut UP! She is definitely more Britney than "anti" Britney now and in more ways than one. My little girl is growing up so fast (~tear)...

Britney's response: "Damn, someone else is getting married now? Now no one will pay attention to MY publicity stun-.. I mean, wedding!"

Kevin: But Britney, I really do love you! Because you bought me food, a car and an endless supply of cheaply-made white wifebeaters!

Britney: Shut up Justin... I mean.. Jason.. I mean, what's your name again? Whatever, go away, I need to get some BIG publicity back onto ME to cover up for my non-existent singing voice!

Kevin: Shoulda never signed a pre-nup...

Britney: Must think of something trashier to do, must think of something trashier to do...

posted by Tim at 11:34 AM

 
Avril Lavigne is the covergirl for the new issue of Maxim. What is going on? (Granted she doesn't look slutty at all (and she's still clothed) but still, I thought she was the "anti-Britney"...)


In other news, Colin (from Amazing Race 5) scares me. Like a lot. Did you see the look on his face tonight when he got pissed? Whoa. Remember that movie "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest?" Yeah, Colin's a deadringer for Jack Nicholson - in other words - *psycho*...


posted by Tim at 11:55 PM

 
I really wanted an argyle sweater last week.
I don't want one anymore.
Dr. Harold Abbott wore one on tonight's season premiere of Everwood.
And Harold Abbott wearing the same thing as me? That's like... like... taking something that's "old-school" and taking out the "school" part. Not cool.

What WAS cool, however, was seeing the return of this incredibly well-writen and well-acted show. I really was hoping for a less "moody" Everwood this season and once Ephram put that "leave me alone" look on his face I had to roll my eyes a bit at how his character continues to take teen-angst and like multiply that by a gazillion. But still, it was nice seeing Ephram and Amy together, seeing Deliah grow more "girlie" and seeing Scott Wolf back on TV again ("You're like, 12!"). And c'mon, now that Ephram and Amy are together, we gotta see Andy and Nina together too right? As long as punk-rocker turned cradle-rocker Madison stays away from my TV screen, this promises to be a great season of Everwood.

PS> Gregory Smith's new longer hairdo - good. Gregory Smith's awkwardly growing sideburns - bad.

posted by Tim at 1:01 AM

 
Ahh! I am so stoked about the new season of Smallville which starts next week! During my "break" from writing my pop culture response paper (yes, I'm taking a pop culture class), I decided to head on over to kyptonsite.com and catch up on my Smallville scoop. And after spending almost half an hour going through the site, my appetite has been sufficiently wet. And by wet I mean I was drooling over the new season 4 pictures of Lana.

posted by Tim at 9:22 PM

 
Did you SEE Oprah's "Wildest Dreams" show today? Dammmmmmn. This season, Oprah says that she's making "more wishes come true" and that means each week she's doing something HUGE and spectacular for her viewers and audience. Like today... she gave EVERY SINGLE audience member a new car! (<< Exclaimation marks firmly in place) Then she gave $130 000 to a foster family to help them save their house!! Plus she made a homeless girl's dream come true with a FULL scholarship to university, a modelling photoshoot and magazine spread and $10 000 in free clothes!!! Man I wish I was homeless!

Okay, kidding. But I AM thinking to stop writing my grad school applications and just write a sappy, depressing letter to Oprah instead! Hmm... my wildest dream is...

posted by Tim at 4:39 PM

 
= sTuff.. =

I went to Indigo today to pick up a poli sci textbook. I ended up leafing through THIS. Let's just say I'm planning an OC-themed reading week trip to California. I'm so frickin' serious it's a little bit scary...

Check out the AWESOME new animated video from Nelly Furtado HERE. It's for her song, "Explode," off her "Folklore" CD. Select the speed/player you want and then it'll load on your computer.

Destiny's Child is back! Did anyone catch their performance last night on the NFL Kickoff show? Man! Their new single is titled "Lose my Breath" and honestly, after listening to it and watching their performance you'll know why. I was seriously gasping (and not due to another NFL wardrobe malfunction mind you) after they left the stage because it was so good! Check out the video HERE And I'd never thought I'd say this, but if you watch the performance, Beyonce is actually the WORST looking out of the three of them! Uh huh...

Finally, to the person who came here searching for "Monster Trucks and Girls" - WTF? And to the person who searched for "Ben Mulroney and Theresa" - also, WTF?

posted by Tim at 11:52 PM

 
Whoa. That woman on What Not to Wear tonight scared me a little. Did you SEE the look on her face when they threw out her clothes? And her whole "theory" on women being tricked into buying shoes? Sure...

That being said, she served as a good example of a point I made to my friend Azadeh this afternoon - I don't like it when WNTW gives the $5000 to people who already have tons of clothes (as evidenced by her closet!) and/or can afford the time to buy clothes. She said she "worked from home" which is basically a practical way to say "unemployed," so really, she has time to shop. Plus, she didn't like Nick touch her hair and that's like 1/3 the makeover!

I like it when the show gives the surprise to worn-out mothers, or people who hate shopping and believe brand names are "evil", or say, sad-sack individuals who are so poor and ugly that no one wants to be around them. THOSE are the people who should be on the show.

Mmm... I feel like shopping...

posted by Tim at 11:05 PM

 
I feel smug. (Oooh "smug." That's a good word).


posted by Tim at 11:24 PM

 
I am Ready for Love.

And I'm also ready for Jacob to be voted off Canadian Idol because Theresa and Kalan were so damn good tonight.

Granted, Jacob wasn't bad. While I do think Jacob's a great entertainer, I just didn't feel like he "connected" with the audience tonight y'know? Perhaps it was because his madly flailing arms and contorted facial expressions made him appear a little... how should I put this... insane?! Or maybe it was because Jacob was eating a banana at the end when they showed the credits. I don't like bananas. I had one yesterday and it gave me a terrible stomach ache.

Now my friend Monica has posted twice about how Ben Mulroney has thankfully given up his "punny" comments. Unfortunately, he gave them to Sass. And unfortunately Ben is still just as annoying as before.

Finally, how sad was it to see our former Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney forcing a smile in the audience? He is a former Prime Minister... does he really not have anything better to be doing? I slightly shiver to think that Jean Chretien's probably attending a taping of "Star Academie" right about now...

Prediction: Jacob's out tomorrow. (Sorry Chrishelme and Micah!)



posted by Tim at 9:14 PM

 
My contemporary culture and film theory course discussed today the oft-misunderstood concept of "interpellation." Interpellation refers to the way in which people immerse themselves in a certain discourse (Ie. in a TV show) and begin deriving their emotions and thoughts as if they were actually part of that show.... at least I think that's what it means... then again, I may have misunderstood.

I would just like to state here in my TV/pop culture blogspot, that I, Tim Chan, am not a victim of interpellation. I am.. quite certain that Ryan and Marissa are not real people, Will is not gay in real life, and (after consulting numerous New York guides with no luck) I (now) know that Central Perk cafe is just a fictitious place built on a TV set.

That being said, I just about cried today when I found out that VJ Amanda Walsh was leaving MuchMusic. She was young and from Montreal which automatically instills some adolescent transported-hometown sense of pride in me. She was also really funny and sarcastic... even snarky at times and I totally appreciated her humourous take on music and pop culture. It'll be hard for me to accept that the only three female VJs left are a ditz with a bad hair day - everyday, Cirque de Soleil Moon Frye and a mushroom.

On a related (MuchMusic) note...
Devon Soltendieck stalking update #3: As I correctly hypothesized, Devon is going out with Fefe Dobson. It's official. I mean, I read it on the CTV Canadian Idol message boards so c'mon, it MUST be true! And (to deviate even further from my original blog posting topic), damn those message board kids who say Jacob is going to win! Kalan will be the Canadian Idol! Kalan all the way!

Uh... okay... So what's interpellation again? Whatever... I don't really think it applies to me.


posted by Tim at 6:59 PM

 
Need to (face)lift your spirits a little? Need something to make you feel better about yourself? Then check out THIS site to see Lance Bass' nose job, Tara Reid's bad boobs, Lil' Kim's BIG uh... hair... and the King and Queen of plastic surgery - Cher and Michael Jackson. I mean, what better way to feel good about yourself than to make fun of others' misfortunes right? =p


posted by Tim at 5:55 PM

 
Pop culture has gotten the best of me.

I met a friend's sister for the first time yesterday and the first thing I could think of to say was "wow, are you a natural brunette or did you dye your hair?" She looked at me as if expecting me to laugh off my question and call it a joke. Instead, I continued - "Cuz you know, your older sister is blond and the trend now is for the younger sister to dye her hair darker to distinguish her own identity apart from the other one..."

"Uh..." was the only response I got.

"You know, Mary-Kate did it and now Ashlee Simpson, Nicky Hilton, even Hilary Duff's sister's going brunette!"

After being met again with silence and the now slightly-modified but still bewildered look, I realized that perhaps hair colour was not a proper ice-breaker when introduced to someone for the first time. And sharing my excitement for Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashlee Simpson as I'm about to enter my last year of university is probably not a good way to introduce myself either. But just for the record, her hair colour was all natural.


posted by Tim at 6:49 PM